Modelers' Guide to the Sabre and Fury eBook Review

Review

Last year, Aero Research published their modeler's guide for the North American F-86 Sabre series, the Canadair Sabre series, and the North American FJ Fury series ( look here) and it was very well done. As I had mentioned in that review, author Jay Sherlock had taken the title into a better direction for the modeler.

Like the first title on the A-1 Skyraider, Jay Sherlock has taken this into a better direction for the modeler. First, all the pages are in color. Second, he is focused on the model more than the history and operation of the aircraft. For example in the first image below, he lists recommended kits in 1/32, 1/48 and 1/72 scale and then references them against the drawing to identify the changes to be made to replicate one of the 36 Sabre and Fury variants in this title.

To give you an idea about how thorough the coverage of this title is for the modeler, look at the list of subjects and each one has the diagram, list of kits available in each scale, and the differences/details to be observed:

Sabres:

XP-86

F-86A-1/-5

RF-86A

YF-86D

F-86D-1 thru D-40

F-86D-45 thru D-60

IF-86D

F-86E-1/-5

F-86E-10/-15

QF-86E

F-86F-1 thru F-20

F-86F-25 thru F-35

F-86F-40

QF-86F

RF-86F

TF-86F

F-86H

F-86L

CL-13 Sabre Mk.1

CL-13 Sabre Mk.2

CL-13 Sabre Mk.3

CL-13 Sabre Mk.4

CL-13A Sabre Mk.5

CL-13B Sabre Mk.6

CA-26 Sabre

CA-27 Sabre Mk.30

CA-27 Sabre Mk.31/32

Furies

XFJ-1/FJ-1

XFJ-2

XFJ-2B

FJ-2

FJ-3/-3M

FJ-4/4B

FJ-4F

In addition to these great modification checklists and which kits are the best to start from for any given variant, this title also provides a one-stop reference in the appendices for Serial Numbers, Operating Units, Surviving Aircraft, and available references.

Of course a modeling reference wouldn't be complete without a line-up of available kits and a discussion of the merits of each one.

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